I read stuff like this, and I get depressed. Where can a mere mortal go to taste such mangos in Los Angeles?

How can one acquire budwood?

I feel like I've been left out of the club!

I didn't realize how easy to graft soursop on cherimoya.  I grafted 3 branches on cherimoya seedling, and they all took and are growing well.  I wonder if the soursop grafted on cherimoya will handle the cold as well as (or little less than) cherimoya does.  I posted the topic from other forum but didn't get many responses; therefore, I post here now. Anyway, this winter will answer my question. 



Did anybody graft soursop on pawpaw?

I am living in San Jose, CA (9b)

There is a lot of variation in rambuan and pulasan. There are some pulasans that are considered very inferior, mostly because the pulp clings tenaciously to the seed. But those are mostly wild pulasans and the selected cultivars are no comparison. But when comparing the best of the rambutans to the best of the pulasans i'd say the pulasans win by quite a big margin. The main reason for this is that the pulasan has a lot more complex taste, and rambutans are just sweet. It;s kind of like comparing a just sweet mango with a boutique mango with very complex fruity taste. You're probably not going to toss either away. but which will you prefer to eat loads of? Which will you get tired of first?
The main problem with pulasan is that it is not as widely adapted for growing out of its range as the rambutan. When grown out of its rannge the pulasan is a lot slower growing, much more delicate, and not as consistent bearing. I have seen pulasans well loaded with fruits here, but that takes many years and some TLC.
(BTW it's pulasan, not pulisan.)

This year overall was kind of a down year for mangoes. But these were tops IMO...

1.Carrie
2. Bombay
3. LZ / PPK they tasted virtually identical this year to me. Lz a little bland compared to years past
4. Edward
5. Rosigold - about 75% tasted really good - super high sugar content, almost like a cake frosting with smooth silky flesh, zero fiber, even around the seed.
6. Aeromanis (Harumanis?) - Had this one at the end of May at the fruit and Spice park in Homestead. Tasted really clean and sweet with good acid component. Was wondering where I could get some budwood since it does not seem to be propigated anymore...

Oh they got quiet a while......earliest is November they get huge some 3lb